Quote Originally Posted by sapi
Expand aroudn the black sea, but leave the armenians and selecueds (sp?) alone until they attack or an advantage comes, instead preying on rebel territories. I pounced on teh gauls early to take their land, and as you will then share no boarders, peace is realitively easy to get.

The armenians will probably attack you, it's important to stop them getting more than their starting two provinces if at all possible, so you can strike to the head before their field army arrives. Avoid a war with scythia's horse archers at all costs - you have an infantry army.

The selecueds are too spread out to cause any harm in asia minior, but out to the east they're a real challenge, especially if the egyptians attack you too. (they broke an allience with me just to blocade one port , now they've lost 3 cities, and for some reason think that means i shoudl be a protectorate!?).

Sea trade will keep your economy alive (get trading rights asap) and allow you to get armies of mercs, which is good. The only trouble is if you leave them in cities, they'll be bribed (i just lost 3 cities this way, ah well, a 20 stack army is besieging them )

Basically, keep a single war theatre going at a time, te the seas (oh how i love the straigh of dardinneles (sp?) and win!


sapi
hmm...sounds interesting. Normaly i just expand around asia minor, expanding around the black sea might be fun.


Let the conquest begin!